Nursing bottle holder



Mairch 25, 1952 R. M. DEAN NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Dec. 21, 1948Robe/'1' M. Dean JNVENTOR.

BY and i atented Mar. 25, l95

UNI-Tap The present invention relates toa tle holder so constructediand-fi r lends itself to appropriate holding and reijec tive maintenance ofmarketed types;qf;;nursing;bottles and functions: in a-rnanner tq ermitabottle =;to be suspended inaninvertedgpositiqn.from the back of ahigh-chair; sideof a crib -ba ssinette or play-pen where, same will be.convenient -and available to a baby occupant whethen'reclining sitting iIt is a matter of common knowledge tpthose skilledin the art to whichthe-invention elates that many and varied f ormsand styles-of bottleholders have been devisedland. usedl-with varyi ng degrees of successand unqualified app n 'val. Generally visualized b'cttle' holders which:have come to my attentionusuallyembody jS Ql1fl Qrt of clamp orequivalent-fitting fcreattachment to the crib or otherfurniture;alioldento-embrace the bottle-per; se,; and various stylesgandforms of brackets-fixturesand devices for joining the holder; with the-furniti1re cl mp. f ls a matter of fact the broad description;mentioned genericallycomprehend the nvention herein shown and described.lrlowevernnreducing to practice a preferred and specific e 'nb o dimentof a structure embodying all requisite needs I have evolved and produceda bottle holder which is formed from a single piece of wire which istwisted and bent in diverse ways to i-provide reliable and aptlydesigned facilities for-supporting and positioning the bottle withrequisite nicety that it may be advantageously 'used by an infantincapable of holding and convenientlygmanipulatingits bottle. v v

I In reducing to practice a preferred embodiment of my invention Iprovide-;a-,nursing bottlejsuspending and holding deviceiwhich,asstated, is fashioned from twistable andbendableg-wireiand which ischaracterized by a-readi1y "bendable reach and holder suspending. arm,the latter being tractable in nature so'that it'may be shaped by hand tosuit a givenf t-occasion after "which: it will stay put, dueto-malleable*properties, to situate and maintain the bottle Wherewanted.

Other objects and advantages, more specific and structural in character,will become more readily apparent from the following description and theaccompanying and illustrative drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a nursing bottle support and holderconstructed in accordance with the invention showing the manner in whichsame is attached to a wall or side of a crib and the manner in which thebottle is vertically held seam; s ji ss n" an inverted position i that rtheuser may-have ace sa ossa e', Y or a, l i Ei ulfefl isaview onasmaller scale and incley vation, thrown somewhat into perspective; 1 andsh'owing how the bottle-may, betiltablyheld to. -rbe-convenientlyemployed when the baby is'sit- --tingg let us say; in a high-chair, V

1 -pBrielly;summarized; "my invention has;- to: do with a nursingbottleholder which is fashioned frqmq a single length of: ma'lleablerwirethe'latter 1' formed; into a bendable hand-set elongated reach armprovided at one end with clamping andree vtainingjaws applicable to arelatively fixedzsupport, saidgarin being :formed at its opposite :endinto a single :,-strand,qthe latter being disposed laterally-to saidarrnand: being; bent upon itself: into 1, finger-loop and'then' bentadjacjenttosaidloop aunto;eq psfid semicircular bends, the latter beingdiametricallyqoppositeand in a-plane with: each 20 other, as wellasxinahlane with said finger-loop and colle'ctively defining; a, closedbottle embrac- ;;ing ring; the; end v -portionof said-strand beingthendirectedyat rightrangles to said: ring;;at a gxjpgin diametricallyopposite, togsaid fingerloop, 5; an d fining-a brace, the free; endofythe latter be ing; laterally -directedjand formed into; asplit mg in;,spaced parallelism with saidfirst dirst namgd rin andthe terminal ofsaidz'strand -being finally formed-into a latchinghook; the latter beingin, a plane withthe' split ring and at right-anglesrto-said;brace. n v lI Referring -now;to the drawings by'cdistinguishing ,reiference:characters it will beseensthatc'the clamping and attaching means isdenoted-"by the numeralM5,,Fthatthe reach limb or arm isd'enoted by thenumeral- 611 and :the holderifor theTbottle i s -dencted; at 7. Theseare-;the :three essential cmponents of; the: overall structure. j:i-Aslstated t latteryis fashioned :from jwi're iof i desired liancyrwhich -length of wire-is bentbetween its vlends :andathe cportionsztwisted; 7 ate :provide the ;t sted portion or rlimbSrandtthe-LjaW-like p5 8 nd Sr:?Theseiare*suitably portionedi andrshaped ciao-engage aoventhe wall of a: crib), "or

' 3 any other-"suitableisupport 'such as a' high chair or the like (notshown). The numeral II designates a rubber or equivalent ferrule whichis arranged to provide a collar and to cover the raw wire-ends (notshown). We observe the ferrule I l at the point of juncture of theclamping means 5 and limb or arm 6. There is a similar sleeve or ferrulel2 at the opposite end of the arm and this is situated at the pointwhere the free single strand of the wire takes a bend at l3 and is thenfashioned into an auxiliary reach l4 formed into popular types ofnursing bottles. may be washed, boiled or disinfected in a conasemi-circular bend at l5, twisted at l6, bent into an eye at I! andagain twisted into a second semicircular bend as at [8. The two portionsbends l and I8 provide a satisfactory bottle ring or grip for the neckportion of the bottle. The wireend then takes a bend l9 at right anglesto the neck ring and is then formulated into a split ring 20 forembracing the basal end of the bottle and finally the free terminalportion is fashioned into a hook at 2! which is releasably engageablewith the bendable reach arm 6. The reader will observe a space at 22which makes the split ring. expandable and contractable and aptly suitedto accommodate bottles of different sizes. In Figure 1 we see the bottlein a vertical position which is the position normally assumed when thedevice is used on a crib as illustrated in said Figure 1. In Figure 2 weare to assume that the, device. is being used on the high-chair and thatthe bottle holder is then angled to an approximately down and inslanting position where, the nipple is rendered ready and handy for atot sitting in a high-chair. The bend I3 is made to permit this shiftingof the bottle holder 1 to the position shown in Figure 2 at which timethe hook 21 is released from the reach arm. As stated, the reach arm issufficiently malleable as to allow it to be curved and bent andpositioned where necessary and to stay put once it is set for use.

When the clamp including the jaws 8 and 9 is in use a diaper or otherconvenient piece of cloth (not shown) may be folded and employed as aprotector pad to keep the gripping jaws from scarring or marring thefurniture surfaces. When the clamp is pushed down over the back of achair or side rail of some piece of baby furniture said clamp affords agrip which is sufficient in strength to keep the entire holder in'properp sition. In actual use the suspending arm is approximatelysemi-circular and arches over the babys head from the clamp to thebottle holder. The arm may be bent to put the bottle in proper positionas the baby progresses from a reclining position to a sitting positionand may be bent into a small complete circle for ease in carrying in adiaper bag or similar container. The design of the baby bottle holdermakes it suitable for all The holder,

venient way without being damaged. The loop I1 serves not omy as afinger grip but may be employed for suspending small toys, teethingrings and other objects of attraction for use by babies.

Novelty is predicated upon a simple and coo-- fashioning of the singlestrand of the free endportion into a novel bottle holder is likewisimportant and in connection with the bottle holder I stress the upperand lower rings connected by a brace with a lower ring bendablyconnected to the arm for changing the angularity of the ring and bottle,plus the latching hook forming a signifi-i cant feature of the splitring at the top which permits the bottle to be either latched in place,as shown in Figure 1, or unlatched and swung to the oblique angledposition shown in Figure 2.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction withthe invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader toobtain a clear understanding and impression jaws applicable to arelatively fixed support, said arm being formed at its opposite end intoa single strand, the latter being disposed laterally to said arm andbeing bent upon itself into a finger-loop and then bent adjacent to saidloop into opposed semi-circular bends, the latter beingdiametricallyopposite and in a plane with each other, as well as in aplane with said finger-loop and collectively defining a closed bottleembracing ring, the end portion of said strand being then directed atright angles to said ring, at a point diametrically opposite to saidfinger-loop, and defining a brace, the free end of the latter beinglaterally directed and formed. into a split ring in spaced parallelismwith said first named ring, and the terminal of said strand beingfinally formed into a latching hook to engage the arm, the latter beingin a lane with the split ring and at right angles to said brace.

ROBERT M. DEAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 932,128 Houston Aug. 24, 19091,334,664 Martin Mar. 23, 1920 1,349,473 Rosenthal Aug. 10, 19201,422,223 Phillips July 11, 1922 1,739,910 Livergood Dec. 17, 19292,448,189 Mott Aug. 31, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 21,345Great Britain Oct. 9, 1908

